Mother pig has three pigs.
One day, she said to them, “You’ve all grown up and it’s time to be independent. Now, go and build yourselves houses. Once the houses are built, you can move out and live in them!”
The three little pigs agreed.
The eldest said, “I’ll build a straw house because it’s quick and easy!”
The eldest brought some straw, and indeed, without much time or effort, the straw house was built.
The second pig said, “That’s too flimsy! It’ll collapse with a gust of wind. I’ll build a wooden house, much nicer and comfortable!”
After a while, the second pig’s house was built, and indeed, it was beautiful and sturdy.
The third pig said, ” Although this house is sturdier than the eldest’s, I want to build an even stronger brick house. That way, I won’t fear the wind and rain, nor wild beasts.”
The eldest and the second pig said, “That’s too much effort and time! Don’t be silly!”
But the third pig insisted on building the brick house. Every day, it woke up early, slept late, and worked tirelessly. It took a lot of effort and a long time to build the house.
When the eldest and the second pig saw it, they admitted that the house was indeed sturdier than theirs.
However, considering the time and effort it took to build it, they still thought the third pig was a bit foolish.
One day, a big bad wolf came to their village.
The eldest pig encountered the wolf on the road and was so scared that he hurried back home and locked the door.
The wolf arrived at the house and saw the eldest pig’s straw house.
He laughed heartily and said, “This is supposed to be a house?”
With a puff of breath, the straw house collapsed.
The eldest pig crawled out of the straw and quickly ran to the second pig’s house.
The second pig said, “I told you, your house isn’t sturdy. The wolf won’t be able to enter mine!”
The big bad wolf had already chased up to the door. Hearing this, he laughed loudly and said, “You think this wooden house can stop me?”
While laughing, he began to bang on the door, and soon enough, the wooden house collapsed.
The eldest and the second pig hurriedly ran to the third pig’s house.
The third pig said, “Don’t worry, the wolf definitely can’t get in here!”
The big bad wolf heard this outside the door, laughed loudly, and said, “What house can stop me now? Now that there are three little pigs, I’m going to have a feast.”
He rushed to ram the door again, but the house remained firm, causing the wolf to feel dizzy from the impact on his head.
So, the big bad wolf fetched a hammer and started to vigorously pound on the door.
However, the house remained steadfast.
Due to exerting too much force, the hammerhead flew off and hit the wolf on the head, nearly knocking him unconscious.
Undeterred, the big bad wolf, upon looking up and spotting a chimney, immediately hatched a plan.
He climbed onto the roof, intending to enter the house through the chimney.
When the eldest pig heard movement in the chimney, he looked up and saw the wolf, quickly shouting, “The wolf is trying to climb down the chimney!”
The third pig said, “Don’t be afraid, I have a plan!”
The third pig lit a fire in the fireplace.
The smoke billowing from the fireplace choked the wolf inside the chimney, making him cough uncontrollably and almost unable to breathe.
Upon seeing the fire below, the wolf was frightened and quickly climbed out of the chimney, tail between his legs, and ran away.
The eldest and the second pig said, “It looks like we also need to build a brick house; we can’t just focus on saving time and effort!”
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Once upon a time, there was a mother pig with three little pigs. When they grew up, she told them to build their own houses.
The eldest pig built his house in just one day. Mother pig was surprised.
Soon, the second pig finished his house too.
The slowest was the third pig, who took a long time to build his house.
When all three pigs had finished their houses, mother pig decided to visit them.
First, she came to the eldest pig’s house and realized, “You built a straw house! No wonder it only took you one day, but this is not strong enough. A straw house will collapse as soon as the wind blows.”
Next, she went to the second pig’s house. He had built a wooden house.
Mother pig said, “A wooden house is better than a straw house, but it’s still not strong enough!”
Finally, she reached the third pig’s house. He had built a brick house. Mother pig nodded in satisfaction and said, “This brick house is very strong! It’s not afraid of wind, rain, or attacks from wild animals. This is a proper house! ”
Mother pig said to the eldest and the second again, “Your houses are not good enough. You need to learn from your younger brother and rebuild them!”
The eldest and second pigs almost said in unison, “We won’t do that! The brick house is good, but it’s too much work! Brother took so long to build it and had to work hard every day. We’re not that foolish!”
One day, a big bad wolf went to the market and bought various delicious foods. On his way home, he passed through the forest and heard that three little pigs lived there. He decided to eat them.
He first found the eldest pig’s house and shouted at the door, “Little pig, little pig, open the door! I brought you delicious apples!”
The eldest pig was startled and replied, “Do you think I’m a fool? A wolf bringing me apples? You want to eat me! I won’t open the door even if you kill me!”
The big bad wolf laughed loudly and said, “What door do you have? Don’t even mention it! Your straw house will collapse as soon as I blow on it. Since you won’t open the door, don’t blame me!”
The wolf blew on the straw house, and sure enough, it collapsed.
The eldest pig crawled out of the fallen straw and ran as fast as he could to the second pig’s house.
Just as the wolf was about to catch him, he made it to the second pig’s house in time.
The big bad wolf chased after him and thought happily, “Now I have two pigs! I’ll eat them both!”
He pretended to be kind and shouted, “Little pig, we were just playing a race! Open the door, I brought delicious bread and butter, as well as apples. Let’s eat together!”
The second pig replied, “Do you think I’m a fool? You want to eat us! I will never open the door!”
The wolf became furious. Without saying a word, he blew hard at the wooden house, but the house didn’t move at all.
The second pig laughed and said, “My house is not made of straw, it won’t fall just because you blow on it!”
Before he finished speaking, the wolf punched the wooden house, and with a loud crash, it collapsed.
The two little pigs crawled out of the fallen wooden pile and ran desperately to the third pig’s house.
Just as the wolf was about to catch them, they made it inside and slammed the door shut.
The big bad wolf chased after them and thought to himself, “One little pig turned into three! Now I can eat them all!”
He called out from outside, “Little pigs, I was just playing with you earlier, I didn’t really want to catch you. I brought lots of delicious food: apples, bread, butter, and cake. Open the door, and let’s eat together!”
The third pig replied, “Sly wolf, don’t try to fool us. We will never open the door! My house is not made of straw or wood—it’s made of brick, and it’s very strong. You might as well give up and leave!”
The big bad wolf became even angrier. “You ignorant little pig! If I don’t show you my power, you’ll never learn your lesson!”
He puffed up his cheeks and blew with all his might, but it only hurt his cheeks, and the house didn’t move at all.
He then punched the house, but it didn’t budge. Instead, his hand swelled up, and it hurt so much that he howled in pain.
He thought for a moment, then stepped back and charged forward, crashing into the door with all his strength.
But the door didn’t open. Instead, it bounced him backward, and the wolf fell to the ground, dazed and seeing stars..
At that moment, he heard laughter. He looked up and saw the three little pigs sitting inside, sipping tea and eating snacks, clearly laughing at him.
The wolf’s face turned bright red with anger.
The wolf rolled his eyes, coming up with a new idea. He said, “Little pigs, I really just want to be friends with you, not eat you. If you don’t believe me, look! Here are some good things I brought for you!”
He opened his bag, revealing apples, cakes, bread, and butter he had bought from the market. The sight made the three little pigs drool.
But the third little pig said, “We don’t believe you’ll give us those nice things unless you hand them over first.”
The wolf quickly replied, “Sure, of course! But you need to open the door so I can give them to you.”
“You should throw them down the chimney to prove your sincerity. Only then will we open the door,” said the third pig.
The wolf climbed up the chimney and threw the items down. Then, he looked at the chimney and thought, “Why don’t I climb in through here? These silly pigs won’t open the door, but they’ve shown me the back entrance.”
Excited, he started climbing down the chimney. However, thick smoke made him cough, and soon he felt a sharp pain on his rear. To his horror, he realized his tail was on fire!
The third pig had lit a fire when he saw the wolf trying to climb in. The chimney filled with smoke and flames.
Coughing and in pain, the big bad wolf climbed out and fled in a panic.
The three little pigs enjoyed the wolf’s offerings while watching him run away, laughing heartily.
The first and second pigs said, “It seems Mom was right. We should rebuild strong houses just like our brother!”
This story teaches us that we should do things well, not just aim to save time and effort.
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